Columbia, TN town hall & government
Columbia spent $177.1 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,087 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbia's government.
Coming up at Columbia's town hall
- Oct 1Thu · 5:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council Study SessionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
- Oct 8Thu · 9:00 amBoard of Zoning AppealsBoard of Zoning Appeals - CANCELEDCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Oct 8Thu · 5:30 pm
- Oct 13Tue · 10:00 amDevelopment Review CommitteeCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
- Oct 14Wed · 4:00 pmColumbia Municipal Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
- Oct 21Wed · 4:00 pmHistoric Zoning CommissionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Meeting page ↗
Recent meetings
- Sep 16Wed · 4:00 pmHistoric Zoning CommissionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 10Thu · 5:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 10Thu · 9:00 amBoard of Zoning AppealsCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 9Wed · 4:00 pmColumbia Municipal Planning CommissionPlanning Commission - CANCELEDCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 9Wed · 9:00 am
- Sep 8Tue · 10:00 amDevelopment Review CommitteeCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Sep 3Thu · 5:30 pmCity CouncilCity Council Study SessionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
- Aug 19Wed · 4:00 pmHistoric Zoning CommissionCity Hall, 700 North Garden Street, Council Chambers Agenda ↗Minutes ↗Meeting page ↗
Official listings from Columbia's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.
Where Columbia's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 51%
- Fees & charges 14%
- Sales taxes 11%
- Interest, fines & other 8%
- Property taxes 7%
- From the state 6%
- Other taxes & licenses 3%
- From other local governments <1%
Who works for Columbia
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Maury County School District
Columbia's K–12 school district, shared with Mount Pleasant and Spring Hill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Tennessee districts overall: 40% local, 44% state, 16% federal
- Local 40%
- State 49%
- Federal 11%
Of the $12,099 per pupil, $7,299 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Columbia kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Columbia pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Columbia's government
Who represents Columbia
Columbia is represented in Congress by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and Representative Andrew Ogles. Bill Lee is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.